GATX Rail Vostok to receive UWC 26 tank cars
United Wagon Company has shipped 26 tank cars for the transport of molasses and vegetable oils to GATX Rail Vostok. […]
June 2019
Romania: Delays in the implementation of the Fourth Railway Package
In Romania, the draft normative acts transposing the two directives of the Fourth Railway Package – Technical Pillar are still […]
Prague launches construction of the fourth metro line
Prague authorities have inaugurated the construction of the fourth metro line which is expected to be completed in eight years. […]
European railway operators ask for air fuel taxation
European railway operators have asked the European Union ministers of finances to end the exemption of customs taxes for the […]
DB Cargo Romania leased five Siemens ES 64 U2 locomotives from Germany
DB Cargo Romania leased five ES 64 U2 locomotives manufactured by Siemens from Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE) in full service […]
Canada’s Region of Waterloo opens its first LRT
The Regional Municipality of Waterloo, in Ontario, has launched the ION Light Rail Transit (LRT) with a 16-km length served […]
Pere Calvet continues to be the UITP President
Pere Calvet has been re-elected President of the UITP, after winning 96% of the vote during the recent General Assembly. […]
A cross-border railway project still unfinished after two decades
20 years after making the decision to erect a bridge across the Danube between Calafat (Romania) and Vidin (Bulgaria), the […]
Moscow opens 10-km extension of Line 1
On 20 June, Moscow Metro has opened the 10-km extension of Line 1 (Sokolnicheskaya Line), from Salaryevo to Kommunarka, which […]
ECI contracts awarded for South Wales Metro
Transport for Wales awarded Balfour Beatty, Alun Griffiths and Siemens Mobility the early contractor involvement (ECI) for the first phase […]